Uber is investigating a complaint involving three female passengers who said they felt threatened during an early morning ride home in Hong Kong, after the driver allegedly told vulgar jokes, deviated from the original route and locked the vehicle doors when asked to drop them off. The ride-hailing company said on Monday that it was…
China’s enviable electric vehicles have made American automakers extremely nervous in recent times. But if you’re assuming that Chinese automakers are simply cruising at home, with generous subsidies and cutting-edge battery tech, you’d be mistaken. EV sales in China are starting to flatline and even BYD, the country’s dominant player in the space, is feeling…
It’s no secret that Chinese automakers want in on the United States. In fact, in a pre-COVID world, several of them were in a race to get sales moving here. But an underdeveloped product line, and then increased geopolitical tensions and tariffs, have shut the door for now. At least, officially, every day, someone asks…
Used electric vehicles are gaining traction worldwide, but not all models are moving at the same pace. In Sweden’s growing EV market, the Tesla Model Y is proving to be the clear standout, according to Teslarati. According to new data from Blocket compiled for CarUp, the Model Y is selling faster than any other EV…
U.S. automaker Tesla released a cryptic teaser on its X handle on October 5, suggesting a new product release. The nine-second teaser revealed that the new announcement will be made on October 7. Tesla’s video revealed a vehicle with its headlights illuminated in a shadowy silhouette. The video also displayed a message at the end…
The electric Tesla Model Y SUV (Image source: Tesla) After months of decline in Sweden’s EV market, Tesla has staged a strong comeback. The Model Y surged back to first place with a 492% jump in September registrations, while used Teslas are also regaining value and lifting the resale market. Tesla has had a difficult…
As I wrote earlier today, Tesla sales may have dropped a lot, but the brand still stands well above the crowd and carries the California EV market. That said, some other EVs are doing well, especially in their vehicle classes. In fact, there are 8 vehicle classes where electric vehicles made it into the top…
As I wrote the other day, California’s EV sales dipped slightly in Q2 year over year, and the big cause of that was Tesla sales crashing by 18.3%. That also means non-Tesla California EV sales rose in Q2, quite a lot actually. Nonetheless, even with these dueling trends, Tesla still stands levels above other EV…
EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 361,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in June. That’s up 23% year over year (YoY). This is a particularly positive sign when considering that the overall market (currently at ~6.8 million units YTD) does not look good this year (5% decline in June, -1% YTD). Interestingly,…
Tesla India recently shared a post on X (formerly Twitter), announcing an update on the availability of Tesla cars in the country. “Now everyone in India can order directly on our website,” the post read, adding that four cities will get priority delivery. The post was later reshared by CEO Elon Musk. As per Tesla…